[ python-Feature Requests-1506171 ] Add "methodcaller" to the operator module

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Feature Requests item #1506171, was opened at 2006-06-14 12:02
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Category: Python Library
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>Status: Closed
>Resolution: Rejected
Priority: 5
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Submitted By: Gregory Petrosyan (gregory_p)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Add "methodcaller" to the operator module

Initial Comment:
I found that I (like Alex Martelli, http://mail.python.
org/pipermail/python-dev/2006-February/060341.html :-) 
am writing lambdas like "lambda x: x.do_smth(a,b,c)" a 
lot (often for filter/map functions). So, I think it 
would be great to have such a function implemented in 
C and placed in the standart library. Operator module 
can be a good place for it.

--
Regards, Gregory.


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>Comment By: Collin Winter (collinwinter)
Date: 2007-03-30 10:39

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Guido has stated that lambda will not be removed in Python 3000 (see PEP
3099), so I can't see the need for a HOF to avoid lambda-usage, especially
when the lambda expression is shorter/clearer:

operator.methodcaller('method', x, y, z)
lambda x: x.method(x, y, z)

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